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Wagon-Thills.

Patented Sept. 1. 1857.

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'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIPE BAILLAU, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

TI-IILL FOR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, PHILiPE BAILLAU, of New York city, in the county and St-ate of New York, have invented certain novel and useful Improvements in the Mode of Constructing -Sulkies or other Two Vheeled Carriages; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are lettered to correspond with the specification and to form a part of the same.

Description-The nature of my invention consists in the method of attaching the thills or shafts to the bearers or supporters (cZ,) of the body in such a manner that any vertical jar of the gig or sulky would not be felt by the horse, or on the other hand the constant jolting caused by the motion of the horse would not be felt by the occupant of the ve hicle as is the case with all the two wheeled carriages that are in common use.

The spring (a, a, a,) is a long flat piece of steel or a number of pieces or lifts arranged similar to an ordinary compound spring used for carriages. I do not confine myself to any definite length of the spring or 18,077, dated September 1, 1857.

springs (a, a, a,) Figures 1,2, 3 as I prefer to use that which will be the most convenient to use with the different shapes of the bodies of the sulkies; spiral springs may be used but I prefer the flat spring to any other.

The spring (a) is secured to the bearers (62,) by means of a bolt and nut at the back end thereof as sho-wn at (f) Fig. 2, the other end being firmly fastened to the shafts. There is also (if desired) a flexible strap or spring (e) Fig. 2, that attaches the thill to the front end of the bearer (d) and prevents too great a strain upon the spring (a) which may be caused by a sudden jar either from the horse stumbling or of the gig itself.

Therefore what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- The flat spring (a.) or its equivalent at the back end of the thills (b) arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described in the specication and shown in the drawings.

PHILIPE BAILLAU. lVitnesses:

JAMEs P. MCLEAN, DAVID CROWTHER. 

